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Build the electronics that power the digital world. At Schneider Electric, we’re advancing the technologies behind mission-critical power infrastructure. We’re looking for a Principal Staff, Electronics Hardware Design Engineer to help shape the next generation of 3-phase UPS and DC power-conversion platforms used in data centers and other high-availability applications worldwide. This is a high-impact individual contributor leadership role for an accomplished engineer who wants to remain close to the technology while influencing hardware strategy across global R&D teams. You’ll tackle our most complex electronics challenges, guide critical architecture decisions, and turn emerging technologies into safe, reliable and manufacturable products. What will you do? Shape multi-generation electronics hardware strategy for 3-phase UPS and DC power-conversion platforms. Serve as a technical authority for control, sensing, protection, gate-drive, communications and auxiliary-power electronics. Lead architecture decisions, design reviews and trade-offs across performance, safety, reliability, EMC, thermal design, cost and lifecycle requirements. Guide the full hardware lifecycle, from requirements and schematic design through PCB implementation, prototype bring-up, verification, industrialization and field support. Drive engineering rigor through worst-case, tolerance and stress analysis, DFMEA, design verification and root-cause investigation. Advance new technologies that improve efficiency, power density, reliability, serviceability and cost competitiveness. Partner with global R&D teams, semiconductor and component suppliers, laboratories and universities to accelerate innovation. Mentor experienced engineers and strengthen technical capability and design reuse across global teams. What qualifications will make you successful? Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Power Electronics or equivalent expertise gained through significant industry experience. Typically, 15+ years of electronics hardware development experience, with demonstrated technical leadership across complex products or platforms. Deep expertise in analog/mixed-signal electronics, embedded control hardware, schematic design, component engineering, PCB design and laboratory validation. Experience with high-power converters, UPS, energy systems, industrial drives or comparable high-reliability products. Strong knowledge of EMC, product safety, reliability, derating, thermal design and design for manufacturing. Ability to solve highly ambiguous technical problems and influence senior technical and business stakeholders. Preferred: Cadence experience; IGBT or SiC gate-drive expertise; patents, publications or standards participation. Bring your embedded software mastery to a team that's ready to innovate with you — apply today! At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work. Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker. For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 168,800 - USD 253,200 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team: Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks (credits to apply towards your benefits), flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, 20 days of paid time off per year (pro-rated in the first year of employment based on start date). Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares (eligibility depends on start date), and 401(k) + match. Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow. Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program (including service anniversary), sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace. Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, initiatives that support youth education, and military leave benefits. If you believe this job posting is not compliant with applicable state pay transparency laws in the U.S., please notify the Company as soon as possible upon discovery by completing this form Job Posting Compliance Form. Looking to make an IMPACT with your career? When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us. IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world. We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one. Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today! €40 billion global revenue +9% organic growth 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled. Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. 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